Observation mission of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe of local elections in “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” – 20-23 March 2009
DRAFT PROGRAMME
Friday 20 March 2009
10.00 – 10.50 Meeting with Ambassador Erwan Fouere, Special Representative of the European Union and Head of the Delegation of the European Commission
11.00 – 11.50 Meeting with Mr Musa Xhaferi, Minister of Local Self-Government (confirmed)
13.15 - 14.00 Meeting with Mr Koce Trajanovski, Mayor of the Municipality Gazi Baba, current President of ZELS (Association of the Units of Local Self Government) and candidate for Mayor of Skopje of VMRO-DPMNE and Ms Dusica Perisic, Executive Director of ZELS
14.15 – 15.00 Meeting with Ambassador Jose-Luis Herrero, Head of the OSCE Spillover Monitoring Mission to Skopje
15.00 – 17.00 Meetings with candidates for Mayor of Skopje from different political parties Round table with all candidates
- Mr Tito Petkovski, candidate for Mayor of Skopje supported by NSDP and SDSM
- Ms Mirjana Najcevska, candidate for Mayor of Skopje, nominated by the Liberal-Democratic Party
- Mr Shefket Zekoli, candidate for Mayor of Skopje, nominated by the political party DUI
- Mr Argetim Nagavci, candidate for Mayor of Skopje, nominated by the political party New Democracy
- Mr Dragi Kolcakovski, candidate for Mayor of Skopje, nominated by VMRO - People’s Party
Saturday 21 March 2009
9.00 – 10.00 Meeting with Ambassador Peter Eicher, Head of the ODIHR Mission to Skopje
10.15 – 11.00 Meeting with Mr Aleksandar Novakoski, President of the SEC
Venue: State Elections Commission or Hotel Holiday Inn
11.15 – 12.00 Meeting with Media representatives (Mr Dragan Antonovski, Sitel TV; Ms Tamara Grncaroska, Utrinski Vesnik daily; Mr Muharem Zekiri, Alsat M TV)
12.00 – 12.45 Meeting with Mr Darko Aleksov, President of the Citizen Association “Most”
Sunday, 22 March 2009 Election day
Monday, 23 March 2009
14:00 – 15:00 Press Conference
Venue: Alexander Palace Hotel, Skopje